Oil and gas reps tackle obstacles, solutions

1:06 AM,
May 8, 2013

Written by

Hannah Sparling
Staff Writer

Company leaders have concerns about the way the oil and gas industry is going in Ohio.

They're nervous about the proposed severance tax and how it might affect production, they're worried about regulations they see as driving mom-and-pop drillers out of business, and they're wary of what they see as a combative relationship between the industry and government officials.

Those were among concerns raised by a group of about 10 oil and gas representatives during a roundtable meeting with Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. Mandel told the group at Producers Service Corporation in Zanesville that ...